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Benin
BESCBordereau Electronique de Suivi des Cargaisons
The Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa and it is bordered by TOGO to the West, NIGERIA to the East, BURKINA FASO to the North-North West and NIGER to the North-North East.
According to Benin Custom regulations numbered N°2006/060 and N° 038/MDCTTPU-PR/ DC/ SG/ CTTM/ CNCB/ SA, effective from December 28, 2006, all sea cargo shipped to Benin requires an BESC certificate.
Please be aware that a waiver document is needed for BENIN even though your cargo is in transit through Benin you will need a BESC document as well.
Some shipping lines may not load cargo without the BESC number. Cargo arriving without a BESC may be subject of fines and delays.
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The BESC must be validated before the vessel arrives at the destination. No regularization at destination port
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Documents and information required
Tick the documents you have ready. This checklist is a reminder, not validation of your application.
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Procedure
Submit the required documents online or per email.
Typically the same day you will receive a draft BESC and an invoice.
Once your payment has been received and you have approved the draft, a validated BESC will be sent.
If your cargo transits Benin to another Country, you will be required to get an BESC for both Countries.
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Timeline
- The BESC must be validated before the vessel arrives at the destination. No regularization at destination port
- Since the BESC is validated by the authorities in the destination country, the process, from submitting a request to final validation, can take 3-5 days.
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Penalties
- Loading of cargo that is not covered by an ECTN constitutes an infraction that will require the acting party to pay not only the regular fee, but also a penalty issued by the National Shippers Council of Benin (CNCB).
- The amount of the penalty is 50.000 FCFA per payable unit, in accordance with the tariff.
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Ports
- COTONOU
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Additional information
- BESC number must be mentioned on the Master Bill of Lading and manifest of the carrier.
- The BESC number must be forwarded to the carrier.
- Vehicle Title (REQUIRED when shipping a vehicle)